Randy Travis

It's easy to dismiss American Idol, and lots of music critics always have a fun time blasting it, but this week's appearance by Randy Travis on Country night shows why I don't want the show to go away. Where else is Randy Travis going to get an audience of 20 million? Right, viewers weren't tuning in for him, but he was there, and he got more exposure in one night than he has since his Nashville hit days have ended. And the new compilation he plugged squeaked into the Itunes Top 50. You think it would've got there without AI's help?